Fifth Quarter: The Scrimmage of a Football Coach's Daughter - First edition

[EAN: 9780679452027], Fine, [PU: Random House Inc], JENNIFER ALLEN GEORGE COACH DAUGHTER FIFTH QUARTER SCRIMMAGE FOOTBALL FATHERS DAUGHTERS BIOGRAPHY COACHING BEHIND-THE-SCENES MEMOIR, Children's Non-fiction|Biography & Autobiography|Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography|General, Biography & Autobiography|Sports, Sports & Recreation|Football, Sports & Recreation|General, Family & Relationships|Family Relationships, Family & Relationships|Fatherhood, Jacket, Near-new condition - NO remainder marks or tears - Tight spine - Bright pages - 239 pages - Stated First Edition - Price inside dustcover: $23.95 - NO writing, marks or tears inside book - George Allen was a top-ranked NFL coach throughout the sixties and seventies, coaching in turn the Chicago Bears, the Los Angeles Rams, and the Washington Redskins. Raised in a home dominated by her three football-obsessed older brothers and her father's relentless schedule, Jennifer Allen came of age in a cauldron of testosterone and win-at-all-costs mentality. Buffeted by the coach's tumultuous firings and hirings, the Allen family was periodically propelled to new teams in new cities. And while her French-Tunisian mother attempted to teach Jennifer proper feminine etiquette, the author dreamed of being the first female quarterback in the NFL. But as she grew up, she yearned mostly to be someone her father would notice. In a macho world where only foot-ball mattered, what could she strive for? Who could she become? Allen has written a poignant memoir of the father she tried so hard to know, about a family life that was willfully sacrificed to his endless fanatical pursuit of the Super Bowl. What emerges is a fascinating and singular behind-the-scenes look at professional football, and a memorable, bittersweet portrait of a father and his daughter, written in a fresh and perceptive voice.

Allen, Jennifer:

Jennifer Allen was the youngest child and only daughter of the late great football coach George Allen. Raised in a home ruled by a culturally displaced French Tunisian mother and three older, athletically ambitious brothers, the author came of age in a cauldron of testosterone and win-at-all costs mentality. While her father won championships and several Coach of the Year awards as he led in turn the Chicago Bears, the Los Angeles Rams, and the Washington Redskins, Jennifer's brothers played, watched and talked football while she dreamt of being the first female quarterback in the NFL. The household revolved entirely and only around the coach's relentless schedule, his firings and rehirings by the owners who both despised and desperately needed him, and his endless fanatical pursuit of the elusive Super Bowl. As Jennifer grew she yearned mostly to be someone that her father would notice. In a male world where only football mattered, what could she strive for, who could she hope to become? Jennifer Allen writes a memoir of the father she knows more from television interviews and anecdotes told to her by strangers than from her own life, that brief extra quarter lived at home after the game ended. It is a truly American story of a family who lived for sports and the glory that is reserved for football champions. She writes magnificently about football as a quasi-American religion, about what winning and losing meant to the men who lived for each Sunday game and to the country who worships them. And she writes of a girl fighting to find a place in a world like this, trying to believe that anything she does or hopes to do with her life even matters. Fifth Quarter: The Scrimmage of a Football Coach's Daughter Allen, Jennifer

Random House Inc, 2000 Near-new condition - NO remainder marks or tears - Tight spine - Bright pages - 239 pages - Stated First Edition - Price inside dustcover: $23.95 - NO writing, marks or tears inside book - George Allen was a top-ranked NFL coach throughout the sixties and seventies, coaching in turn the Chicago Bears, the Los Angeles Rams, and the Washington Redskins. Raised in a home dominated by her three football-obsessed older brothers and her father's relentless schedule, Jennifer Allen came of age in a cauldron of testosterone and win-at-all-costs mentality. Buffeted by the coach's tumultuous firings and hirings, the Allen family was periodically propelled to new teams in new cities. And while her French-Tunisian mother attempted to teach Jennifer proper feminine etiquette, the author dreamed of being the first female quarterback in the NFL. But as she grew up, she yearned mostly to be someone her father would notice. In a macho world where only foot-ball mattered, what could she strive for? Who could she become? Allen has written a poignant memoir of the father she tried so hard to know, about a family life that was willfully sacrificed to his endless fanatical pursuit of the Super Bowl. What emerges is a fascinating and singular behind-the-scenes look at professional football, and a memorable, bittersweet portrait of a father and his daughter, written in a fresh and perceptive voice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Random House Inc, 2000

George Allen was a top-ranked NFL coach throughout the sixties and seventies, coaching in turn the Chicago Bears, the Los Angeles Rams, and the Washington Redskins. Raised in a home dominated by her three football-obsessed older brothers and her father's relentless schedule, Jennifer Allen came of age in a cauldron of testosterone and win-at-all-costs mentality. Buffeted by the coach's tumultuous firings and hirings, the Allen family was periodically propelled to new teams in new cities. And while her French-Tunisian mother attempted to teach Jennifer proper feminine etiquette, the author dreamed of being the first female quarterback in the NFL. But as she grew up, she yearned mostly to be someone her father would notice. In a macho world where only foot-ball mattered, what could she strive for? Who could she become? Allen has written a poignant memoir of the father she tried so hard to know, about a family life that was willfully sacrificed to his endless fanatical pursuit of the Super Bowl. What emerges is a fascinating and singular behind-the-scenes look at professional football, and a memorable, bittersweet portrait of a father and his daughter, written in a fresh and perceptive voice. biographies,biographies,coaching,family relationships,football (american),memoirs,parenting and relationships,specific groups,sports and outdoors,women Football (American), Random House

George Allen was a top-ranked NFL coach throughout the sixties and seventies, coaching in turn the Chicago Bears, the Los Angeles Rams, and the Washington Redskins. Raised in a home dominated by her three football-obsessed older brothers and her father's relentless schedule, Jennifer Allen came of age in a cauldron of testosterone and win-at-all-costs mentality. Buffeted by the coach's tumultuous firings and hirings, the Allen family was periodically propelled to new teams in new cities. And while her French-Tunisian mother attempted to teach Jennifer proper feminine etiquette, the author dreamed of being the first female quarterback in the NFL. But as she grew up, she yearned mostly to be someone her father would notice. In a macho world where only foot-ball mattered, what could she strive for? Who could she become? Allen has written a poignant memoir of the father she tried so hard to know, about a family life that was willfully sacrificed to his endless fanatical pursuit of the Super Bowl. What emerges is a fascinating and singular behind-the-scenes look at professional football, and a memorable, bittersweet portrait of a father and his daughter, written in a fresh and perceptive voice. Family & Relationships Family & Relationships eBook, Random House Publishing Group